Tenby’s overall appearance and cleanliness is vital to the town’s economy, a town councillor has reiterated this week, and it is essential that the resort’s high standards are kept down the line.

Speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting of Tenby Town Council, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane, who is also the chair of Tenby in Bloom, said that the resort’s award-winning appearance wasn’t just down to the floral aspects of the town, but also its environmental factor.

“Pics of Tenby are regularly featured and shared all over the world, and our beautiful town is often handed tourism awards, and listed as one of the best places to visit in the UK and Europe - but the appearance of the resort didn’t just happen on its own, and I’m terrified that with all the cuts that are coming from the county council, we will lose some of those accolades,” she remarked.

“It’s not just about the flowers, and I would like to thank the services that clean our town and do a fantastic job. We have been invited as councillors to meet with representatives from this service on Monday morning, at 6 am, to have a look at what they have to deal with in Tenby first thing to the start of a week.

“I think it’s important that we take this opportunity, as when the new bag collections come in, we need to be on top of these matters moving forward, to make sure we maintain our town’s appearance.

“You’d be amazed at how much rubbish gets put out by businesses on a Sunday afternoon, a Saturday even, well before it is meant to be at 6 am on a Monday!

“I’d like to conduct a walkabout of the town too on Friday morning, whilst the gardens are still looking great before the Ironman event, and follow the route we would take when judging Tenby in Bloom,” she continued.

The town clerk, Andrew Davies, told councillors that there had been growing issues over the past couple of months with businesses putting out rubbish alongside trade waste. He also said that there had been some complaints levelled at AirBnB holiday lets, whose owners had been leaving notices in their properties instructing holidaymakers to put their rubbish in street litter bins.